About Yabla Scribe

Dictation is a valuable language learning device that has been used for centuries. Although linguists have not completely understood how it facilitates language acquisition--it would be extremely difficult to isolate the language competencies that are employed--many have attested to its pedagogical value. One of the 20th century's most influential linguists, Leonard Bloomfield (1942), strongly endorsed the use of dictation as a learning device. Today, many methodologists are at least inclined to agree with Finocchiaro's (1969) summary of its value: "[Dictation] ensures attentive listening; it trains pupils to distinguish sounds; it helps fix concepts of punctuation; it enables pupils to learn to transfer oral sounds to written symbols; it helps to develop aural comprehension; and it assists in self-evaluation." Scott Alkire, San Jose City College "Dictation as a Language Learning Device", 2002

Grand Lille TV - L'huile de friture transformée en carburant

Difficulty 4/5
France

FeaturesIntegrated Dictionaries
Click any word to look up word in multiple dictionaries.Slow Play Click the slow button to slow down the audio.Phrase Repeat Back button single click: repeats caption
Back button multiple clicks: rewindsListening Games
Press "Games" and choose from one of the interactive listening activities

Keyboard Shortcuts

Play/Pause

space

Back

←

Skip

→

Slow

↓

Loop

↑

Hide/Show the Transcript

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Hide/Show the Translation

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Touch Shortcuts

play/pause Tap video in center
back Swipe Left or Tap left side
skip Swipe Right or Tap right side